PETER FINER. Seventh catalogue, 2005. By Gregory Irvine, Clive Thomas, Guy Wilson, and Stephen Wood.

2005 1st edition. Large 4to (213 x 305mm). Pp200 approx, unpaginated. Colour and b/w photographs and illustrations throughout, marbled end-papers. Black cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.

This is the seventh Peter Finer Catalogue, issued in 2005. The artifacts presented here cover a time period from the late10th century, a Viking age sword pommel, to the late nineteenth, a French small-sword. Pieces of armour and accoutrements, swords of every date, ditto helmets, harness pendants (horse brasses, but not made of brass), and various eighteenth and nieteenth century pistols. About two-thirds swords, head-gear and pistols. Top quality photographs of museum-quality pieces, accompanied by authoritative commentary.